I’m so glad she’s able to effectively use her degree in everyday life. This level of analysis and consideration in literature is desperately needed in YT, esp in Book and Beauty YT
Hi Jess! I think it would be great if you showed us your process for taking notes on a book. I would love to read novels more deeply, and note-taking seems like such an obvious way to do that - I just have no idea where to start!
I completely understand your thinking re. ratings on goodreads - I've been having a similar issue, particularly with books where the experiences of the author and the experiences within are so far from my own and are so clearly personal or related to structures I'm not effected by...doesn't particularly feel like my rating is needed, wanted, warranted, or even relevant.
Ju M. True, I think that’s why the review section is needed to explain the context behind any rating you’d want to give. But of course it can’t be aggregated the same way quantitative ratings are.
you are so eloquent and considered in all your book videos Jess- they always give me inspiration and make me read something I wouldn’t have previously. Thanks for making them 😄😄
You're great. As usual, you're so eloquent, intelligent and inspirational! By the way, I managed to read next month's book for book club (The Vanishing Half). Safe to say it's one of the best books I've ever read lol
Love that you read so many black authors this month - have also been reading more. Agree with you about My Sister the Serial Killer - super insightful. Have also read The White Boy Shuffle and did struggle with it a little bit - while aware that the writing was great and it was super intelligent. Have you read the My Struggle series by Knausgaard?? I've just finished the last one - and think it would be a good 'difficult read' for you next year!! 😁 Xx siân xx
This was really helpful and insightful, thank you. I too have wanted to widen my range of reads, and this has expanded my current reading list hugely. I could definitely listen to you talk about books all day. So wonderfully calming.
jess, if you can get your hands on it, please read the posthumous memoirs of brás cubas (or the old translated name the epitaph of a small winner) by machado de assis. he was a 19th century brazilian black author and one of our best. there’s no one like him
Jess, it's really interesting that most of what you read was by male authors. Perhaps this wasn't your intent but it brought to light some different themes, or at least a different way of looking at important sociological themes :)
your blogs web address does not show as a web link. Just to let you know. Love your videos. Using these videos as a motivation to try to get back to reading frequently and conscious content consumption.
I liked 'End of Policing' because he was balanced enough to point out some of the issues that police face. In the community I grew up in, they were dealing with domestic violence, petty crimes, truancy, drugs, etc. They play too many roles and are stretched way too thin. Better funding of support services would defiantly equate to a better police force.
Listening to you talk about My Sister the Serial Killer made me wonder what you thought about Gillian Flynn's work - your Goodreads review of Gone Girl was two stars, but from all the way back in 2014. I'm curious if your rating would be different now, or if you would give Flynn another go. I think she's really a master of allowing women to be flawed but also giving them power back as you've described for this book.
I recently read Lakewood by Megan Giddings and I really liked it. Not sure if I loved it though but would recommend it. It felt like a fictionalized version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and the Tuskegee experiments. I felt like the style of prose matched what was going on with the story very well and made you feel like you were experiencing what the narrator felt in those moments. With that being said, the progression of the book was a bit weird for me. It got a bit slow and redundant in the middle then rushed through the ending. I didn't really get the closure I wanted from Lena, the narrator. With that being said, the exploration of class and race through this novel was very well done.
"Native Son" was such a fast-paced, thrilling read. The exploration of racial injustice in the court system remains relevant. However, I had a lot of issue with Bessie's story. I couldn't overlook the misogyny.
a brief note on My Sister, The Serial Killer: i read it ages ago and didn't have anyone around (who was black) to discuss it with. hearing your comments on the narrator's sister's beauty maybe reinforces one of my biggest questions about the book--is the sister actually beautiful or just light skinned? I thought that the themes about vanity and female rage were undergirded by the universally unquestioned presence of colorism. I saw a lot of the narrator's resentment of her sister as representative of an overwhelming feeling of powerlessness in response to the cultural boundaries of femininity and beauty. if there are other readers who interpreted things similarly pls let me know
It's been a while for me as well, but I remember wondering what exactly was so much more beautiful about the younger sister. I agree that colorism is the likely culprit here and that can include not only melanin but also hair texture and the shape of her facial features. Secondarily, the outward confidence gained from being born with certain "desired" assets can add to a person's attractiveness. I agree that this arbitrary value system, that neither sister controlled, led to the resentment that the older sister displayed. I would even venture that this resentment is really what led the younger sister to shorten the lives of her unsuspecting men.
Guys. Is it just me or does it sound like a zombie Apocalypse in the background of Jess's video? I tried changing headphones, but I could still hear it just quieter. Might just be road sounds but my head is going to the end of the world...
When I watch your videos I feel sorry for everyone I know who doesn’t speak English and will never see them 💔 I might start doubling them at least for my friends and family ha
Of you are ever in need of great plays IHIGHLY recommend the swiss author Dürrenmatt. Something very different i know, but i really think you coule enjoy some of his plays.
There are more races of authors than black and white. Please also look into other BIPOC - Asian, Indigenous, Arabs, etc. I'd love to see more diversity during the wrap ups.
Recently, Vitale did an interview with Kim of For Harriet that was extremely insightful, it would pair well with the readings and his thoughts about policing.
I want to recommend a book called Beyond Survival (www.akpress.org/beyond-survival.html). It's an anthology of sorts about the transformative justice movement, and it examines alternatives to our current justice system through anecdotes and research. I think The End of Policing, The New Jim Crow, and Beyond Survival could be a kind of trifecta in exploring the ways in which the American criminal justice system hurts communities, more than it helps us. Anyway, I loved this video. Thank you for the thoughtful reviews.
Your awareness is much appreciated and you’re one of the few voices within the influencer community that feels truly valuable.
I couldn’t have said it better, yes, thank you💙.
I’m so glad she’s able to effectively use her degree in everyday life. This level of analysis and consideration in literature is desperately needed in YT, esp in Book and Beauty YT
thought the intro was very appropriate and well-said. love that you use your platform this way and I can't wait for the book favorites series!
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your monthly book videos are probably my favorite videos on youtube at the moment! thank you for making them 🥰
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Agree!
The way I screamed when this popped up in my subscription feed. I could listen to you talk about books all day!
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literally same ive reorganized my day around watching this video lolol
Hi Jess! I think it would be great if you showed us your process for taking notes on a book. I would love to read novels more deeply, and note-taking seems like such an obvious way to do that - I just have no idea where to start!
I completely understand your thinking re. ratings on goodreads - I've been having a similar issue, particularly with books where the experiences of the author and the experiences within are so far from my own and are so clearly personal or related to structures I'm not effected by...doesn't particularly feel like my rating is needed, wanted, warranted, or even relevant.
I have been feeling the same way, specially when it comes to non fictional, journalistic books. Who the hell am I to rate facts? lol
Ju M. True, I think that’s why the review section is needed to explain the context behind any rating you’d want to give. But of course it can’t be aggregated the same way quantitative ratings are.
I appreciate how aware you are. That intro, although not needed as a disclaimer, was still just pleasant and appreciated
@@d.k.mministry1950 is this your book?
What I love about you is your very self aware. I really respect that of you ❤ love your book content and for giving black authors a spotlight.
47 minutes... about Books!😍🥺Amazing!
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Love the opening explanation about how we need a wide array of Black experiences and writing that are not just about anti racism and trauma
you are so eloquent and considered in all your book videos Jess- they always give me inspiration and make me read something I wouldn’t have previously. Thanks for making them 😄😄
Anna Tsing’s “The Mushroom at the End of the World” is definitely worthwhile! Lyrical and unique anthropology.
This is the year to get through all my unread books, love these videos 💗💗💗💗
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Looking forward to the library opening back up so I can collect my books and bounce
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I could listen to you talking about books all day
I love your book related videos! You have great taste and the way you speak about literature is spectacular
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Brings me so much joy that you’re uploading your book videos again ☺️ absolutely love you Jess!
You're great. As usual, you're so eloquent, intelligent and inspirational! By the way, I managed to read next month's book for book club (The Vanishing Half). Safe to say it's one of the best books I've ever read lol
Is The Vanishing Half for the month of August?
I really look forward to these videos 😍
Love that you read so many black authors this month - have also been reading more. Agree with you about My Sister the Serial Killer - super insightful. Have also read The White Boy Shuffle and did struggle with it a little bit - while aware that the writing was great and it was super intelligent.
Have you read the My Struggle series by Knausgaard?? I've just finished the last one - and think it would be a good 'difficult read' for you next year!! 😁 Xx siân xx
your book videos are my favorite on youtube rn. thank you for taking the time and making them!!
please narrate my entire life with book analysis
I read Oyinkan Braithwaite’s novel when I spotted it in your book haul a few months ago. I loved it!
I read ‘my sister the serial killer’ earlier this year. It’s an easy and enjoyable read.
This was really helpful and insightful, thank you. I too have wanted to widen my range of reads, and this has expanded my current reading list hugely. I could definitely listen to you talk about books all day. So wonderfully calming.
You should read Lote by Shola van Reinhold! They’re an Black Scottish writer/poet. The book is magnificent and definitely a new favorite.
I believe Ibram Kendi’s Stamped has some good points re: Native Son. If Stamped isn’t on your TBR list I highly recommend it.
jess, if you can get your hands on it, please read the posthumous memoirs of brás cubas (or the old translated name the epitaph of a small winner) by machado de assis. he was a 19th century brazilian black author and one of our best. there’s no one like him
Jess, it's really interesting that most of what you read was by male authors. Perhaps this wasn't your intent but it brought to light some different themes, or at least a different way of looking at important sociological themes :)
totally feel you with the outdated part of the fire next time 📖
woooo!!! I look forward to your videos all the time!!!
I always always absolutely loved your sence of style, you are an inspiration. Always felt very curious about which nationalities are mixed in you?
Always my favourite ❤️
Please do a book favorites! 😍 I'm sure there are lots of people who'd love to see it. Love you! 💖
your blogs web address does not show as a web link. Just to let you know.
Love your videos. Using these videos as a motivation to try to get back to reading frequently and conscious content consumption.
I liked 'End of Policing' because he was balanced enough to point out some of the issues that police face. In the community I grew up in, they were dealing with domestic violence, petty crimes, truancy, drugs, etc. They play too many roles and are stretched way too thin. Better funding of support services would defiantly equate to a better police force.
Listening to you talk about My Sister the Serial Killer made me wonder what you thought about Gillian Flynn's work - your Goodreads review of Gone Girl was two stars, but from all the way back in 2014. I'm curious if your rating would be different now, or if you would give Flynn another go. I think she's really a master of allowing women to be flawed but also giving them power back as you've described for this book.
I recently read Lakewood by Megan Giddings and I really liked it. Not sure if I loved it though but would recommend it. It felt like a fictionalized version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and the Tuskegee experiments.
I felt like the style of prose matched what was going on with the story very well and made you feel like you were experiencing what the narrator felt in those moments. With that being said, the progression of the book was a bit weird for me. It got a bit slow and redundant in the middle then rushed through the ending. I didn't really get the closure I wanted from Lena, the narrator. With that being said, the exploration of class and race through this novel was very well done.
"Native Son" was such a fast-paced, thrilling read. The exploration of racial injustice in the court system remains relevant. However, I had a lot of issue with Bessie's story. I couldn't overlook the misogyny.
a brief note on My Sister, The Serial Killer: i read it ages ago and didn't have anyone around (who was black) to discuss it with. hearing your comments on the narrator's sister's beauty maybe reinforces one of my biggest questions about the book--is the sister actually beautiful or just light skinned? I thought that the themes about vanity and female rage were undergirded by the universally unquestioned presence of colorism. I saw a lot of the narrator's resentment of her sister as representative of an overwhelming feeling of powerlessness in response to the cultural boundaries of femininity and beauty. if there are other readers who interpreted things similarly pls let me know
It's been a while for me as well, but I remember wondering what exactly was so much more beautiful about the younger sister. I agree that colorism is the likely culprit here and that can include not only melanin but also hair texture and the shape of her facial features. Secondarily, the outward confidence gained from being born with certain "desired" assets can add to a person's attractiveness. I agree that this arbitrary value system, that neither sister controlled, led to the resentment that the older sister displayed. I would even venture that this resentment is really what led the younger sister to shorten the lives of her unsuspecting men.
Love the book club picks for next month!
Guys. Is it just me or does it sound like a zombie Apocalypse in the background of Jess's video? I tried changing headphones, but I could still hear it just quieter. Might just be road sounds but my head is going to the end of the world...
It sounds like traffic
red at the bone is so good! one of the best books i read in 2019
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about how women are represented in Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room"
When I watch your videos I feel sorry for everyone I know who doesn’t speak English and will never see them 💔 I might start doubling them at least for my friends and family ha
Where is your cardigan from??? Thank you.
I adore your book videos 🥰
Of you are ever in need of great plays IHIGHLY recommend the swiss author Dürrenmatt. Something very different i know, but i really think you coule enjoy some of his plays.
love your videoss. Can you make a romance books recommendation video please ?
I wish I could read this much!!! How! I struggle to read one book 🐱
I just appreciate you so much
Tell me more about those lashes! They look good on you :)
There are more races of authors than black and white. Please also look into other BIPOC - Asian, Indigenous, Arabs, etc. I'd love to see more diversity during the wrap ups.
Recently, Vitale did an interview with Kim of For Harriet that was extremely insightful, it would pair well with the readings and his thoughts about policing.
Just get all the books very Cheap on playstore. Just before 10 hours it'll be live on PlayStore
another country by baldwin is excellent.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you :)
What is the best London district to llive in as a student?
I want to recommend a book called Beyond Survival (www.akpress.org/beyond-survival.html). It's an anthology of sorts about the transformative justice movement, and it examines alternatives to our current justice system through anecdotes and research. I think The End of Policing, The New Jim Crow, and Beyond Survival could be a kind of trifecta in exploring the ways in which the American criminal justice system hurts communities, more than it helps us.
Anyway, I loved this video. Thank you for the thoughtful reviews.
Not gonna lie, I’m going to miss your star ratings on goodreads.
How do you do to read so fast? :O
You look alot like Nina Dobrev.
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If emma watson and nina dobrev had a love child...you look like that😍
Άι Λαβ γιού Τζέσι 🖤
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this still this weird disconnect between your social justice and your privilege like you never address anything
Jess, I think you're kitsch.
like this but is a bit too long video
Seriously do y'all think she read at all? After all she wants content for her channel right?
din purane ???
Wow really?
What are you talking about? She's been doing these book videos for years...
she had to read that amount monthly whilst in uni, did literature in uni and has been doing these videos for years. stfu.
Ugh unnecessary???